Mercy

written by tender mercies covered by the counting crows on "underwater sunshine" * * this is my first crack at it . corrections welcomed! * * Intro : single strum of G Verse 1 : G C i got a feelin’ of unrighteousness D Am bitter hope ( ? ) hollow bitterness G C down the road i walk with loneliness D G but mercy will follow me i’m told Verse 2 : G C my sister sang a song so sweet and sad D Am about a man whose love i never had G C but there is a train bound for gilead D G and mercy will follow me i’m told . Chorus : G mercy , will you follow me? C mercy , will you follow me G D til my final breath at last i take? G mercy , will you follow me? C mercy , will you follow me G D G ’til the chains of this old world i fin’lly break? G - G - Am ( ? ) G - G - Em - D ( ? ) Verse 3 : G C under this skin there lies a heart of stone D Am it’s growin’ old so very far from home G C well a heart of gold i may one day own D G and mercy will follow me i’m told Chorus : G mercy , will you follow me? C mercy , will you follow me G D til my final breath at last i take? G mercy , will you follow me? C mercy , will you follow me G D G Am ’til the chains of this old world i fin’lly break? G D G Am ’til the chains of this old world i fin’lly break? G D G Am ’til the chains of this old world i fin’lly break? G - G - Am ( ? ) G - G - Em - D ( ? ) Outro : G - G - Am ( ? ) whoa - o - o - A - oh - o G - G - Em - G ( ? ) yea - ah